Indeed, quality was a big factor. But if you entered an exactly to scale and perfectly built X-wing, you would have failed miserably. I don't think there were very many that were as good as the winners, in fact, close behind them were Spook and Schism. This is a contest that needed to have judges, because a lot of people would just vote for the coolest, whether or not it was following the guidelines closely._________________)2eady? "A Royale with cheese"
Chew them out and spit them up. It's the way of the Nooblet.

I personally stand by my choices, and I have no problem defending the final top five choices of the judges. IMHO, those five entries are top notch models, with or without the fact that they do fit the guidelines more than others.

Aside from that, one important aspect to remember is that the guidelines of the contest were public from the get go, and contestants knew up front what they were getting into. As a judge, I cannot help it if some decided to test the boundaries of those guidelines as I understood them.

That's the problem with gambling: sometimes you win, but sometimes you loose.

So, IMHO, the best models of this competition won. Congrats to all the winners, and hat off to all the contestants for their great entries!

EDIT : To those who have asked me (whether publicly or privately) for some more comments on their entry, check your PM box! Mystery Machine, I'll get to your request in the nest few days, as I want to review yours in details. _________________Bricklink | Brickshelf | QuéLUG

Hello everyone! Good to see ya! Well, it's finally time to announce the winners of this here contest! It was very difficult to choose the victors amongst such great entries, but alas, we had to.

I'll first send out my Honorable mentions. Tying at "Fourth Place" were Bwu and Olog! You guys did great, you have nothing to be ashamed of

Coming in at third place is..... Mystery Machine! Great model, great X-wing feel, good job tzidik!

Coming in at a very close second is..... FoxPrimus! Really, really awesome build!

And finally, what you've all been waiting for, coming in at first place with the model that will take over for the X-wing is...... Legohaulic! Your vision of an evolved X-wing was a thing of beauty, Congrats!